Metallic cross-tie and rail-fastener.



H. D. PHILLIPS.

METALLIC GROSS TIE AND RAIL FASTENER.

APPLIOATIDN FILED FEB. 17, 1909.

Patented June 15, 1909.

QEM 9.3 Iii HORACE D. PHILLIPS, OF NOTTINGHAM, OzHI O.

METALLIC CROSS-TIE AND RAIL-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed February 17, 1909.

Patented June 15, 1909.

Serial No. 478,514.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HOR CE D. PHILLIPS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Nottingham, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metallic Cross-Ties and Railddasteners, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in metallic cross-ties and rail-fasteners, the primary object of the invention being to provide a generally improved metallic cross-tic. and means for connecting the rails theretr of simple, cheap, and eflicient construction, better adapted to its intended purposes than any other device of the same class with which I am acquainted.

My invention relates more particularly to the fastening device for fastening the rail to the metallic cross-tie, designed not only to securely hold and maintain the rail in proper position on the cross-tie but providing means whereby the cross-tie and rails may be readily and quickly removed and replaced in their proper position in track construction work.

With-the above mentioned objects in view, the invention in its present embodiment, consists in the novel construction, arrangement, and combination of parts, hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1, is a longitudinal sectional view of a portion of a me talliccr0ss-tie and rail-fastener constructed in accordance with my invention and applied to an ordinary railway rail. Fig. 2, a perspective view of the improved cross-tie and. fasteners with rails removed. Fig. 3, a side elevation of one of the longitudinallyrevoluble spring-pressed rail-clamping members as it appears applied to an ordinary railway-rail. Fig. 4, a detail perspective -view of one of the tie-blocks.

Similar numerals of reference designate like, parts throughout all the figures of the drawings.

The improved metallic cross-tie is preferably made'up of a single blank of sheet metal pressed into a main body or web portion 1, terminating at its sides and ends in downwardly and outwardly curved ballast engaging flanges 2, and 3.

The fastening devices for fastening the railway rails to the metallic cross-tie combolts being provided with angled heads 10,

countersunk in the head blocks by bein seated in similarly sha ed countersunt openings in sald head bloc s the shank 110,111.15...

tions of saidclam ing bolts passing through openings in the locks, tie, and clamping members and n'ovided at their upper ends with the usual nuts 11. The tie-blocks 5, and 5 are adapted to snugly abut against the marginal edges of the base flanges 6, and as a means for permitting of a longitudinal adjustment of the tie-bloeks 5, and 5, upon the main body portion 1, of the cross-tie, bolt-guide slot-openings 12, are formed in the tie-blocks and the abutting surfaces of the tie-blocks and rail clamping members are provided with a series of serrations 13, to engage and interlock with each other when the nuts 11, of the clamping bolts 9, and 9, are drawn down in the assembled position of the parts as shown most clearly in Fig. 1, of the drawings. This arrangement of the parts enables the tie-blocks 5, and 5, to be adjusted to conform to the gage of the track desired as well as to varying widths of base flanges carried by various sizes or weights of railway rails. The upper projecting ends of the clamping bolts are preferably p reception 0 cotter-pins 14, to prevent any extended loosening of the nuts 11, when the latter have been drawn down.

The tie-blocks 5, and rail clamping members 7, are preferably arranged to engage like sides of the base flan es 6, and preferably extend the entire wldth of the main body or web portion 1, of the cross-tie as indicated most clearl in Fig. 2, of the drawlngs. The tie-bloc s 5, and rail clamping rovided with openings for the.

members 7, are preferably cured upon the cross-tie be placed in the road bed.

As a means for quickly and conveniently positioning the cross-ties relative to the railway rails as well as conveniently and quickly securing the rail in engagement with the latter the tie-blocks 5, and rail clamping members 7, are preferably of less length than the o posing members 5, and 7, so that the rail clam ing members 7, may be moved or revolve longitudinally u on the clamping bolts 9, so as to enable t e base flanges 6, of the rail to readily pass in under the clamping heads 8, of the clamping members 7, in positioning the cross-tie in its proper relative position with respect to the railway rails. For exam le, in inserting new ties, I have shown in *ig. 2, a cross-tie adapted to be moved under the railway rails and into the road bed from left to right.

As a means for providing for a convenient adjustment of the tie-blocks-S, and rail clamping members ,7, coiled spring washers 15, are mounted upon the clamping bolts 9, and interposed between the nuts 11, thereof and the upper or face sides of the rail clamping members 7 When the nuts 11 on the clamping bolts 9", are loosened, incident to the adjustment of the tie-blocks 5, and rail clamping members 7', it is evident that the expansion of the coiled spring washer will tend to carry the clam ing bolt 9, in an elevated position and the olt head block 4, will be carried in engagement with 1permanently seore the latter is the unden side of the cross-tie.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the. operation and advantages of my invention will be readily understood.

Having thus described an embodiment of my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,

1. A metallic cross-tie and rail-fastener, com rising a cross-tie, a rail, bolt head- 'bloclis beneath said crossttie, tie-blocks abutting against the base of said rail and provided with bolt-guide slot-openings, rail-clamping members mounted on-and normally inter,- locking with said tie-blocks, and clamping bolts passing through said. cross tie, tieblocks and rail-clamping members.

I 2. In a cross-tie and rail-fastener, a crosstie, a rail, tie-blocks adjustably mounted on said 'cross t ie and abutting against the base of said rail, rail-clamping members mounted on and normally interlocking with said tieblockswand-pr0vided with clamping heads taking 'over'theba'se flanges of said rail, and clamping-bolts normally holding said-tieblock and rail clamping members in interlocking engagement with each other, said tieblocks being longitudinally movable and said rail-clamping members horizontally revoluble with respect to each other when said terlocking with said tie-blocks, and clamping-bolts having their heads countersunk 1n saidbolt head-blocks and passing through said tie and rail-clamping members.

4. A metallic cross-tie and rail-fastener, comprising a cross-tie, a rail, bolt headblocks mounted beneath said cross-tie, tieblocks adjustably mounted on said cross-tie on each side of the base of said rail, railclamping members mounted on and interlocking with said tie-blocks and provided with rail-flange engaging Leads, and clam ing-bolts passing through said blocks, tle, and clamping members.

5. A metallic cross-tie and rail-fastener, com rising a cross-tie, a rail, bolt-headbloclis mounted beneath said cross-tie, tieblocks abutting against the base flanges of said railand provided with bolt-guide-slotopenings, rail-clamping members normally interlocking with said tie-blocks and pro vided with clam ing heads conforming to and taking over t e base flanges of said rail, and clampingbolts having angled heads countersunk in said bolt head-blocks, one of said rail-clam ing members being longitudinally revol'uble when its clamping-bolt is loosened and the rail is in position.

6. A metallic cross-tie and rail-fastener, com rising a crosstie, a rail, bolt headbloclis mounted beneath said cross-tie, serrated tie-blocks abutting against the edges of the base flanges of said rail and provided with bolt-guide slot-openings, serrated rail-clamping members norm ally engaging with the ser- I rations of said tie-blocks and taking over the base flanges of said rail, and clam ing-bolts countersunk in and carrying said olt headblocks, one of said raiLclamping members being held in engagement wit 1 the serrated tie-block by a coiled sprin -washer and being adapted-to be revolved out of clampingengagement with the rail when-the nut of its clamping-bolt is loosened.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

HORACE D. PHILLIPS. Witnessesz' ARTHUR E. NESPER, v O. C.-B1LLMAN. 

